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For the second year in a row, KARV Communications Founder & President Andrew Frank has been named to Lawdragon’s global list of 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2019. This honor not only recognizes Andrew’s contributions as an expert communications strategist for high-profile litigation matters around the globe, it recognizes the strength of the […]

This piece was originally published in the South China Morning Post on January 23, 2019.   Amiad Kushner and Andrew Frank say Chinese companies planning to go to the US need to anticipate public perceptions and media narratives around their actions. They could study Japan Inc, which has undertaken a successful image makeover For Chinese […]

KARV Communications, a strategic communications and public affairs firm, today announced that Renee Lundholm has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Lundholm brings a wealth of global business and marketing experience and deep ties among business leaders both in the United States and in Sweden. As KARV continues actively expanding its areas of focus […]

A growing strategic public relations boutique in New York City with an office in Los Angeles is hiring an Associate to help us provide stellar service to our clients. Our firm is committed to high quality, personal service and we specialize in crisis communications, reputation management, and public affairs services for a range of U.S. […]

It has become a familiar pattern: a cultural event erupts across traditional and social media; politicians, activists, and observers quickly stake out their positions; and any company involved or associated with the incident faces a choice between a public response, which risks alienating a segment of its customers, or silence and the potential for a […]

KARV has been named a leading U.S. PR & Communications firm for litigation support by Chambers & Partners in its inaugural Litigation Support Guide. Chambers & Partners is well known in the legal profession for its prestigious directories which recognize and rank the best lawyers around the globe. KARV President Andrew Frank is described as […]

On May 14th, The United States Supreme Court ruled that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional, thereby opening the door for individual states to authorize and regulate sports betting within their respective borders. For those companies that have an interest in capitalizing on this ruling, an aggressive, comprehensive and sustained […]

Facebook’s slow and incomplete response to the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s access to and use of Facebook consumer data has sparked a fervor in both lawmakers and the public. In fact, we appear to be witnessing a cultural paradigm shift around data protection, both in terms of consumer expectations and state and federal regulation – […]

Under President Donald Trump, the United States’ stance toward China has been shifting in both tone and policy. Due in part to the Trump Administration’s nationalistic “America First” views, and in part to genuine concern about an increasingly authoritarian and increasingly ambitious China led by President Xi Jinping, these shifts have real implications for companies […]

Here are some observations about how quickly social media events can impact major global brands, and how corporations must carefully determine both how to respond, and who should offer the response. The Tide Pod Challenge went viral in early January, as it was featured on Reddit threads, memes, gifs, and YouTube videos; Hollywood icons like […]